@htrayl
@lemmy.worldMoney. Donate. There isn't a near term world where money won't matter in giving you a voice, so you should use it.
I think you just redefined a marriage. The function of marriage legally is all those "legal affairs".
That's also pretty true for people, unfortunately. People are deeply incapable of differentiating fact from fiction.
Things that have been improving:
The reality is, most of the world by many metrics is getting better over time. There are things that threaten this (climate change and increasing authorititarianism) and it has slowed, but overall we are still generally positive trajectory wise. In fact, I would say that in most metrics that matter, we are improving.
Limited visibility, limited comprehension, limited attention, and limited risk aversion.
My guess is that the vending machine is not owned by whoever put this up and the operator indicated they will be by to empty it.
It is definitely picking up very quickly currently. Far more common in the last couple years than before.
I can put my credit card number in any transaction directly, and so can anyone else. Digital payment can provide a random one time card number (at the expense of privacy, admittedly). Physical cards are absolutely not safer.